Adhesive clip assembly

Abstract

An adhesive clip assembly adapted to be mounted on a support surface for supporting a display article includes a clip sheet having a front face and a back face and a layer of pressure sensitive adhesive disposed on at least a portion of the back face of the clip sheet. The clip sheet has a cut therethrough which defines a flexible tongue, and the tongue has a front side and a back side. That portion of the back face of the clip sheet which has adhesive disposed thereon includes the back side of the tongue. The front face of the clip sheet is free of adhesive. When the display article is disposed against the front face of the clip sheet and aligned at least partially under the tongue, the display article is retained in place relative to the clip sheet by adherence to the adhesive on the back side of the tongue and a spring force exerted by the flexible tongue toward the front face of the clip sheet.

1 . An adhesive clip assembly adapted to be mounted on a support surface for supporting a sheet of paper or light weight item, the adhesive clip assembly comprising: 
 a clip sheet having a front face and a back face, the clip sheet having a cut therethrough which defines a flexible tongue, and the tongue having a front side and a back side; and    a layer of pressure sensitive adhesive disposed on at least a portion of the back face of the clip sheet, including the back side of the tongue, and the front face of the clip sheet being free of adhesive, whereby a sheet of paper or light weight item disposed against the front face of the clip sheet and aligned at least partially under the tongue is retained in place relative to the clip sheet by adherence to the adhesive on the back side of the tongue and a spring force exerted by the flexible tongue toward the front face of the clip sheet.    
   
   
       2 . The adhesive clip assembly of  claim 1  wherein the adhesive is a repositionable pressure sensitive adhesive.  
   
   
       3 . The adhesive clip assembly of  claim 1  wherein the tongue and clip sheet lie in the same plane when no sheet or light weight item is disposed therebetween.  
   
   
       4 . The adhesive clip assembly of  claim 1  wherein the clip sheet has an outer periphery and the cut is spaced therefrom, thereby defining a border portion of the clip sheet extending about the tongue.  
   
   
       5 . The adhesive clip assembly of  claim 1  wherein the tongue has a free end which is raised relative to the front face of the clip sheet to facilitate insertion of a sheet of paper or light weight item under the tongue.  
   
   
       6 . The adhesive clip assembly of  claim 1  wherein the clip sheet is selected from the group consisting of polymer, paper and metal sheet material.  
   
   
       7 . The adhesive clip assembly of  claim 6  wherein the clip sheet is a polymer sheet material selected from the group consisting of polyester and polypropylene.  
   
   
       8 . The adhesive clip assembly of  claim 7  wherein the clip sheet has a thickness equal to or less than about 0.005 inches.  
   
   
       9 . The adhesive clip assembly of  claim 1  wherein the back face of the clip sheet has a first area bearing the layer of pressure sensitive adhesive and a second area which is free of adhesive.  
   
   
       10 . The adhesive clip assembly of  claim 9  wherein the tongue is formed within the first area.  
   
   
       11 . The adhesive clip assembly of  claim 10  wherein the tongue has a free end and a hinged end, and wherein the hinged end of the tongue faces the second area.  
   
   
       12 . The adhesive clip assembly of  claim 10  wherein an area of the back side of the tongue is less than half of the first area on the back face of the clip sheet, less the area of the tongue.  
   
   
       13 . The adhesive clip assembly of  claim 9 , and further comprising: 
 indicia disposed on the clip sheet in the manner which is visible to an observer of the first face thereof, wherein the indicia is disposed adjacent that portion of the clip sheet corresponding to the second area on the back face of the clip sheet.    
   
   
       14 . The adhesive clip assembly of  claim 13  wherein the clip sheet is a transparent substrate and the indicia is disposed on the back face thereof.  
   
   
       15 . The adhesive clip assembly of  claim 13  wherein the clip sheet is an opaque substrate and the indicia is disposed on the front face thereof.  
   
   
       16 . The adhesive clip assembly of  claim 9  wherein the pressure sensitive adhesive is disposed to cover a majority of the back face of the clip sheet.  
   
   
       17 . The adhesive clip assembly of  claim 1  wherein the tongue is sufficiently transparent when adhered to the sheet of paper or light weight item so that indicia on the sheet of paper or light weight item is visible through the tongue.  
   
   
       18 . The adhesive clip assembly of  claim 1 , and further comprising: 
 a backing layer having an adhesive release surface on a top side thereof,    wherein a plurality of the clip sheets are adhered to the top side of the backing layer for dispensing therefrom, via the pressure sensitive adhesive on the back face of each clip sheet.    
   
   
       19 . The adhesive clip assembly of  claim 1  wherein the backing layer is a sheet.  
   
   
       20 . The adhesive clip assembly of  claim 1  wherein the backing layer is a rolled web.  
   
   
       21 . The adhesive clip assembly of  claim 1  wherein, prior to dispensing and use thereof, a plurality of clip sheets arc in stacked form, adhered together via the pressure sensitive adhesive on the back face of each clip sheet.  
   
   
       22 . The adhesive clip assembly of  claim 21  wherein the plurality of clip sheets are stacked in a Z-fold configuration.  
   
   
       23 . The adhesive clip assembly of  claim 21 , and further comprising: 
 a dispenser for retaining the plurality of clip sheets in stacked form.    
   
   
       24 . The adhesive clip assembly of  claim 1 , and further comprising: 
 indicia disposed on the clip sheet in a manner which is visible to an observer of the first face thereof.    
   
   
       25 . A method of adhering a display article having an outer surface and an inner surface onto a support surface comprises: 
 providing a clip sheet having a front face and a back face, the clip sheet having a cut therethrough which defines a tongue, the tongue having a front side and a back side, a layer of pressure sensitive adhesive disposed on at least a portion of the back face of the clip sheet, including the back side of the tongue, and the front face of the clip sheet, including the front side of the tongue, being free of adhesive;    inserting the display article between the tongue and the clip sheet, whereby at least a portion of the inner surface of the display article is disposed against the front face of the clip sheet and at least a portion of the outer surface of the display article is under the tongue and adhered thereto by the layer of pressure sensitive adhesive on the back side of the tongue so that the display article is fixed to the clip sheet to form an adhesive display assembly; and    urging the layer of pressure sensitive adhesive on the back face of the clip sheet against the support surface to adhere the adhesive display assembly to the support surface.    
   
   
       26 . The method of  claim 25  wherein the tongue is resiliently flexible, and the display member is further fixed to the clip sheet by a spring force exerted by the flexible tongue toward the front face of the clip sheet.  
   
   
       27 . The method of  claim 25  wherein the tongue is sufficiently transparent so that indicia on the outer surface of the display member is visible through the tongue.  
   
   
       28 . The method of  claim 25  wherein the back face of the clip sheet has an area which is free of adhesive, to facilitate handling of the clip sheet alone and to facilitate handling the adhesive display assembly.  
   
   
       29 . The method of  claim 28  wherein the tongue has a free end and a hinged end, and wherein the hinged end faces the area on the back face of the clip sheet which is free of adhesive.  
   
   
       30 . The method of  claim 25  wherein the layer of adhesive is a repositionable pressure sensitive adhesive.  
   
   
       31 . The adhesive clip assembly of  claim 1  and further comprising: 
 indicia disposed on the tongue, the indicia being visible to an observer of the first face of the clip sheet.    
   
   
       32 . The method of  claim 25 , and further comprising: 
 providing indicia disposed on the tongue, the indicia being visible to an observer of the first face of the clip sheet.